You Rock Baby!!!

This post is dedicated to Ankita Mishra.
No, You got it wrong.. Ankita is not my latest crush.
Well she is or rather was one of the contestant at Indian Idol -3.. Yes yes.. even I've started watching reality shows ;)
I happened to see a glimpse of Ankita's performance on Indian Idol on June 1 thanks to the commercial break on Laughter challenge !!! She sang the title track of the movie Khushi... "Aayi re Aayi re Khushi". Whoa.. that was something.. Ok I agree, she is not amongst the best singers on the Indian Idol, but who said Indian Idol is all about singing. No one can deny this fact that she is/was the best performer amongst all the contestants. Her confidence level, her facial expressions, her latkas and jhatkas.. everything was just perfect. Anyways after that performance I became an instant fan of her.
But what really touched me was her reaction after she was eliminated from the show last friday night. I've seen so many contestants getting eliminated from various show. And one thing common to all of them was the feeling of despair on their face when they get eliminated, but not with Ankita. Yes she was heart-broken, her hopes shattered but that did not deter her from letting her smile go. It is easier to smile when you things are in your favour but it is so very difficult when nothing is going your way. And she did just that. She started the show with a smile and that smile was their all the way.
She ended her campaign on the show with an another electrifying performance and that too after she was eliminated and everyone around her was in tears. (To a some extent even I was ;) ) But she kept smiling and then on Alisha's demand the last ecstatic performance that made even Javed Akthar to dance to her tunes which she had promised in her earlier performances.
An amazing personality!!!! Hats off to you Ankita!!!
I hope you scale new heights in your life. And yes I'll vote for you (my first ever vote ) if you are there in the wild card entry round. Hope to see you again on Indian idol!!!

By the way.. Here are the two things that keep me going all the time..

Tough times never last, but tough people do!!!
and
The darkest part of the night comes just before the dawn.

So whenever you are feeling down and out, just keep going and keep smiling coz' things and situations are meant to change and change for better!!!